Little Free Library

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Post by TigerUniversity » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC

Little Free Library
littlefreelibrary.org

Re: Little Free Library

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Post by jmclnx » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC

I think this is very cool and a brilliant idea, there are a few of these in my area where I have borrowed and contributed books too.

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Post by cwmoore » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC

I have been dropping my puzzle books [1] into many of these in my area. It is encouraging to see they are almost always gone when I return.

[1] https://www.kakurokokoro.com/

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Post by jeremy151 » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

These are a great way to spread something you appreciate with the world. I once bought a stack of 30 or so well-used Calvin and Hobbes books and would regularly seed a few every now and then.

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Post by atcole » Sun, Mar 01, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

Just this morning I added several copies of books 1,2 & 3 of the Wheel Of Time series to a random Little Free Library because I had so much fun reading them and I hoped others would as well.

Hoping this continues.

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Post by RyanOD » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC

A great project for any student taking wood shop (our daughter built our LFL last semester).

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Post by sien » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC

In Australia it's 'Street Library'

https://streetlibrary.org.au/

Do they have other names in different countries?

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Post by jvm___ » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC

It's fun to be on vacation and go visit one of these. They're usually not in tourist areas and are likely to be in well established neighborhoods that a a different vibe than home. Also fun to read and come home with some random book that anchors you to that trip.

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Post by amatecha » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC

sien wrote: post #7

In Australia it's 'Street Library' https://streetlibrary.org.au/ Do they have other names in different countries?

in NA we have to call them "free libraries" because the concept of not having to pay for something is so rare, it has to be clearly indicated upfront! (joking lol, mostly!!)

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Post by amatecha » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC

jvm___ wrote: post #8

It's fun to be on vacation and go visit one of these. They're usually not in tourist areas and are likely to be in well established neighborhoods that a a different vibe than home. Also fun to read and come home with some random book that anchors you to that trip.

yeah! I've done some geocaching (or even just walking around exploring) while on my travels, and have very often encountered these "leave one, take one" type of free libraries along the way. It's really interesting to find different types of books depending on the area - the small town on an island of course has all these books on marine travel, sailing, that sort of stuff, for example. Nice way to get a little extra idea of the area and its culture, sometimes.